Do you have a collection of photographs that you wish could be in a book? Have you heard of zines or artist books, but just don’t know where to begin? If this sounds like you, then this is the weekend workshop for you!

Join us as we introduce students into the world of DIY Zine making with photographer Tobin Yelland and zine maker Clint Woodside. Tobin and Clint will take you from developing a concept to the final completion of your own publication over the course of three days at the Leica Store in Los Angeles.

Previous publishing experience is not required! This program will embrace the DIY (Do it yourself) spirit, empowering you to take a hands-on approach. After looking at the history of self-publishing and trends in contemporary zine making, you will be challenged to create your own zine, with images you bring or shoot over the course of the workshop.

Tobin & Clint will guide you every step of the way covering techniques to produce a completely “hand made” analogue book, without a computer or the process of building a book with Adobe Indesign. At the conclusion of this program you will walk away not only with your own zine, but with the knowledge and resources to continue your pursuit of self-publishing.

UNDERCOVER CARS is Woodside’s first solo exhibition in Los Angeles and features a collection of photographs from his recently published book of the same title. The work spans five years of shooting and represents a photographic study of covered cars that Woodside spotted while traveling around the world and also living in Southern California.

As a series, Woodside’s “undercover cars” loosely documents a place and a time (the everyday vibe of Southern California, early 21st century) but they are also a record of his photographic obsession, a long-term attachment to a simple theme from which more complex themes can emerge and evolve.

About CLINT WOODSIDEOriginally from Buffalo, New York, Woodside currently lives in Los Angeles by way of Philadelphia. Primarily a photographer, Woodside is also known for his extensive work as a curator and creator of the Deadbeat Club - a publisher and distributor of small books and publications whose diverse roster of photographers include Todd Hido, Ed Templeton, Deanna Templeton, Tobin Yelland, Cheryl Dunn, and many others. His photography work has been shown in New York City, Los Angeles, San Jose, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Tokyo, Seoul, China and Australia.

About THESE DAYSTHESE DAYS is a gallery and store featuring emerging artists, collectible and out-of-print photography books and zines, modern and vintage design objects, original art and more. Since its first exhibition in 2010, the gallery has exhibited a diverse range of work including new paintings by photographer Nick Waplington, experimental photography by Gusmano Cesaretti, and Lookout and Wonderland’s collaborative fiber art project. THESE DAYS has also partnered with curators such as Bryan Ray Turcotte, tapping into his vast archives of punk ephemera for an exhibition that celebrated the seminal and quintessential Los Angeles punk band X.

THESE DAYS is located in Downtown Los Angeles’s Historic Core and is owned and operated by Stephen and Jodi Zeigler, long-time residents of the neighborhood. The Zeiglers are Los Angeles natives and also have careers in the world of photography.

Publisher Kill Your Idols is pleased to announce the release of Undercover CarsbyLos Angeles-based photographer Clint Woodside. First issued in 2013 as a Deadbeat Club zine, Undercover Cars has been substantially enlarged and reconceived as an elegant hardcover book featuring a new text by photographer Mike Slack. Undercover Cars is the culmination of a series of color photographs – shot on film and printed in the dark room – spanning five years, scores of autos, and thousands of miles from Los Angeles to Bangkok.

The book contains 52 images of cars parked in plain sight, but covered from the elements. In his insightful essay, publisher Mike Slack (The Ice Plant) observes, “What strikes me now, looking at this fresh new edit, is not the boring ubiquity of the subject matter - the deadpan Christo-like charm of all these tarps attached to all these automobiles - but the manmade environmentsWoodside is showing us in the photographs, and the sense of walking-and-looking that the series implies. Never mind the covered cars; look at what surrounds them.”

Hailing from New York, Clint Woodside currently resides in LA by way of Philadelphia. His work as a photographer has been shown in New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, and Philadelphia, and internationally in Europe, Asia, and Australia. Woodside is also known for his extensive work as a curator, graphic designer, and as creator of the Deadbeat Club - a publisher and distributor of more than forty publications whose diverse roster of photographers includes Todd Hido, Tobin Yelland, Ed Templeton, Deanna Templeton, Andrea Sonnenberg, Jerry Hsu, Patrick O’Dell, Woodside, and others.

There is a portfolio and short essay about my work in the new Juxtapoz (Sept 2015). Chris Johanson wrote the essay about my work, and that means the world to me. Right after mine, is a great little article about Sister Corita, so I say you guys should go get it... its out there now.

I'm not sure how long till i get on it, but i think maybe I will try and be a bit more present here... maybe a Q&A or something? Maybe I will do interviews with people I like and respect. For sure, there will be show announcements and what not.

It will take a bit, and it won't be the most frequent, but it will happen.